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Yuka greets fans on steam locomotive

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Japanese actress Yuka hands out paper fans to passengers on SL Yamaguchi, a steam train, in Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, during a promotion event on Aug. 23, 2014.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

TSUWANO, Japan - Photo shows a prefectural road in the town of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, damaged by the Nayoshi River following heavy rain on July 28, 2013.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

TSUWANO, Japan - Firefighters search for residents after heavy rain in the town of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 28, 2013.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

TSUWANO, Japan - Photo shows the Tsuwano River overflowing after heavy rain in the town of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 28, 2013.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

TSUWANO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 28, 2013, shows flooding after heavy rain in the town of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

TSUWANO, Japan - A resident looks at a road damaged by heavy rain in the town of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 28, 2013.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

TSUWANO, Japan - Photo shows a flooded road after heavy rain in the town of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 28, 2013.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

TSUWANO, Japan - Police officers search for missing people near the swollen Nayoshi River following heavy rain in the town of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on July 28, 2013.

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Restored SL train service comes of age

Local authorities in western Japan mark the ''Coming of Age'' of a restored steam-locomotive train service linking Okori in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture 69 kilometers to the north. Built in 1937, the SL train nicknamed ''Kifujin'' (your ladyship) was retired in 1972 and got a second lease of life in 1979 to serve as a tourist attraction on the JR Yamaguchi line straddling the two prefectures.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Shimane Prefecture town of Tsuwano, western Japan, on May 15, 2021.

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Yuka greets fans on steam locomotive

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Japanese actress Yuka hands out paper fans to passengers on SL Yamaguchi, a steam train, in Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, during a promotion event on Aug. 23, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Shimane Prefecture town of Tsuwano, western Japan, on May 15, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Shimane Prefecture town of Tsuwano, western Japan, on May 15, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Shimane Prefecture town of Tsuwano, western Japan, on May 15, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Shimane Prefecture town of Tsuwano, western Japan, on May 15, 2021.

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Restored SL train service comes of age

Local authorities in western Japan mark the ''Coming of Age'' of a restored steam-locomotive train service linking Okori in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture 69 kilometers to the north. Built in 1937, the SL train nicknamed ''Kifujin'' (your ladyship) was retired in 1972 and got a second lease of life in 1979 to serve as a tourist attraction on the JR Yamaguchi line straddling the two prefectures. ==Kyodo